Mitten.



y no. 652,490. Patented June 26, 1900.

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MITTEN'.

(Application 111 a arm- 14, 1900.)

(No Model.)

Witnesses. Inventor.

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PATE i VIRGIL A. SCOTT, OF NORWICH, NEWV YORK.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 652,490, dated dune 26,1900. Application filed March 14, 1900. Serial No. ,594. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, VIRGIL A. Scorr, of Norwich, in the county ofChenango, in the State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Seams for Mittens, dvc, of which the following, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to seams for mittens, gloves, and other articles;and the object is to provide more durable or serviceable articles ofwear.

My invention consists in covering a seam, with or without a welttherein, with a protecting-strip having its opposite edges turned in andunder and secured to the parts joined together by the said seam byinseams or seams that are covered by the strip itself and are invisible,and therefore not exposed 'to wear. 7

My invention consists not only in an article provided with a stripcovering a seam and secured to the parts asabove set forth, but myinvention consists in the method of so applying a strip to any article,as hereinafter described and specifically set forth in the claim.

In the drawings hereto annexed and forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is an edge view of a complete mitten provided with stripscovering the seams and stitched to the parts by inseams. Fig. 2 shows astrip partly joined to one of the parts of the mitten and illustratesthe first step in the method. Fig. 3 shows the strip partly joined toboth parts of the mitten and illustrates the second step in the method.Figs. 4 and 5are edge views of the parts illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3and show the relative position of the parts when being joined togetherby lines of stitching. Fig. 6 shows an edge view of the parts inposition for stitching the main seam or the seam covered and protectedby the strip and illustrates the third'step in the method. Fig. 7 showsan edge view of the parts after they are arranged in proper position forwear; and Fig. 8 is a modification of Fig. 7, showing a welt in the mainseam.

Referring specifically to the drawings, A is the palm or inner side ofthe mitten, to which is joined the thumb D, and B is the back or outerside. These parts A and B are stitched together by a seam 3 on the innerside, the

edges being turned inward or toward the inside of the mitten or otherarticle.

0 is a strip'having parallel edges turned in and under and covering theseam 3 and se cured to the parts A and B by inseams 1 and 2. The inseamsare covered completely by the strip and are invisible and not exposed toWear. Said inseams pass through the turned in and under edges of thestrip Oand through the parts joined by the seam 3. Heretofore suchprotecting-strips have not been secured by an inseam on each side of thestrip, though an inseam has been made on one side and an exposed seam onthe other, for the reason that a method for securing the strip byinseams on both sides was unknown. I have discovered a method wherebythis may be accomplished, and my method is as follows: I first, beforethe main parts are joined together or before the main seam 3 is made,lay the strip C-with its front face against the front face of, say, partA, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the edge of the strip being toone side and parallelwith the edge of part A, and run a line ofstitching 1, near the edge of the strip, through both parts 0 and A.Then the strip 0 is turned over, as indicated by the broken line C inFig. i, and the whole turned over, as shown in Fig. 3. The part B islaid underneath, with the free edge of the strip to one side, butparallel with the edge of the part B, and a line of stitching 2 is madenear the edgeof the strip 0 through both parts 0 and B. The positions ofthe parts are shown clearly in Figs. 3 and 5 when this line of stitchingis made. Then the parts A and B are turned so that they lie upon eachother with their edges opposite each other and with the strip foldedbetween them, as shown in Fig. 6,'when the parts A and B are joinedtogether at or near their edges by the seam 3. The seam 3 or the mainseam is made last. After these operations the parts A and B may beseparated, as shown in Fig. 7, when it will be found. that the main seam3 is covered by the strip 0 and that the strip is secured to the partsby inseams on opposite sides of the strip passing through its turned inand under edges, as hereinbefore set forth. If a welt is desired in themain seam 3, one or both edges of the strip 0 may be extended to theedge or edges of I the main parts before making the lines ofstitching,.or a narrow separate strip 1) may be placed between the partsA and B when they are in the position shown in Fig. 6 and before theyare stitched, as shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

As an article of manufacture, a mitten,

1o glove or other article comprising frontand back parts joined togetherby a seam, and a VIRGIL A. SCOTT.

Witnesses:

NORMAN CARR, A. B. PACKER.

